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The debate around Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) has been in public domain for over a year now with many small-scale and artisanal miners determined that EPOs are a malevolence that needs to be dealt with to...

The Precious Stones Trade Act defines all rough gemstones as semi-precious except for rough emeralds and rough diamonds. There is potential in the production of coloured gemstones, its beneficiation and market demand.By Maison Phiri, BSc Geology*MBA*GG,...

Inside Mining Zimbabwe with Rudairo Dickson Mapuranga (RD) met the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Polite Kambamura (PK) (aged 42). Polite Kambamura is also a Member of Parliament for the Sanyati constituency. They discussed...

Of utmost importance, our country needs more exports in order to attract much needed foreign currency. Zimbabwe has an abundance of gemstones, gem quality, high grade, low grade, and even industrial materials.By Privelage MoyoMost of these...

Last month the President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa unveiled the USD12 billion road map which aims at developing the mining sector in Zimbabwe to a USD12 billion industry by 2023. The mining sector is already...

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed major nickel mining concern, Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC), has a long history almost linked with the very history of nickel mining in Zimbabwe.The company operates nickel mines and a smelter complex...

South African miners face a conundrum: increasing palladium and rhodium output to take advantage of soaring prices risks depressing the already fragile market for sister metal platinum.That’s because palladium and rhodium are mined as by-products, with...

Zimbabwe’s mineral exports rose by 12,7 percent to US$1,59 billion in the first 10 months this year compared to the same period in 2018, according to Minerals and Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ).The MMCZ is the...

A stamp mill pounds steel against rocks, producing echoes across the pit-riddled fields.Huge boulders, from beneath mother earth, are spread haphazardly alongside uprooted trees.Middle-aged men covered in red soil dust crush rocks in deep pits in...

Last month the President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa unveiled the USD12 billion road map with aims at developing the mining sector in Zimbabwe to a USD12 billion industry by 2023. The mining sector is already Zimbabwe’s biggest foreign currency earner. Experts and the...

Listed diversified miner RioZim is planning to invest US$25m on a biological oxidation plant at Cam and Motor Mine which will open by September next year as the company moves to beneficiate its precious minerals to...

Closure of mines like Mhangura, Gaths Mine, Shabanie Mine, Kamativi Tin mine, just to mention a few, which were once sources of livelihood and a pillar for many families and the economy at large has caused...